Provides snapshots of the classroom activities of one middle school teacher over two years as she was introduced to ATLAS (Authentic Teaching, Learning, and Assessment of all Students) program concepts like personalization, student exhibitions, and teaching for understanding, describing six dilemmas she faced as she used a…

Discusses the failure of schools to prepare students with disabilities, their peers, the faculty, or the environment before placing a student with a disability in the general-education classroom. Components of a quality program for students with disabilities are described, including an appropriate curriculum and specific successful classroom…

Asserts that, over the next decade, there will be gradual but significant changes in student population and that community-college professionals need to recognize the differences that exist between the generations to relate to the new students. Suggestions for undertaking a "philosophical shift" to address change are included. Contains 11…

Presents one administrator's perspective on the importance of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS), describing the history of NBPTS certification in Colorado, discussing her experiences as a school administrator supporting teachers through NBPTS certification, examining the NBPTS's five core propositions, describing the…

Describes strategies being developed at the University of Strathclyde in response to the Dearing Report of a learning society in which communication and information technology is central to students' learning. Topics include the future of higher education; staff development; student development; infrastructure development; and barriers to the…

Presents a detailed case study of a ninth grade science teacher to explain how school science constrains the development of her professional knowledge. Concludes that the version of experiment and inquiry seemingly prescribed by the institutional science of school is antithetical to the sort of explanatory inquiry the teacher uses when planning…

Describes an incremental approach to implementing a Web-based course in higher education based on experiences in South Africa and some in North America. Discusses gradually increasing faculty involvement; faculty support; departmental efforts; the use of email; distance education possibilities; and totally online courses. (LRW)

Seeks to identify and reach consensus on criteria that can be used to assess and evaluate faculty sabbaticals. Using a sample of senior academic affairs administrators, 16 assessment criteria were identified, with recommendations made for further research and current practice. The measures included: increased scholarly output, new research…

Indicates the difficulties for teacher educators in developing the content of courses because of changing conditions. Questions the context of the Concept Presentation assignment and asks how to progress in understanding the reflective processes involved in collaborative efforts inquiring into and improving professional practice. (Contains 30…

Discusses the role of educational development units (EDUs), which support improvement of teaching in Australian universities, focusing on the tension between the individual faculty consultation function and the unit's role at an institutional level. Suggests these two levels of action should be considered complementary and necessary. Describes…

Provides an analysis of student teachers' lay theories of teaching and teaching identities, assessing their implications for student teachers' and teachers' professional development. Discusses themes that emerged from an analysis of interviews with beginning student teachers (personal identity and teaching archetypes, student teachers' metaphors…

Describes training strategies developed to introduce Web-based instructional projects to an assistant professor of drama and a senior professor of classics, both of whom had limited computer skills but were interested in including multimedia technology and the Web in their courses. Suggestions for incorporating these ideas into current training…

Presents guidelines for effective distance education planning that confront the issues of planning/organization, technology, and faculty development/academic policies. Concludes that understanding the unique characteristics and constraints of any particular program or target audience is the first step in selecting appropriate distance education…

Describes how one high school implemented schoolwide action research teams as a comprehensive change management strategy to develop teacher leaders, teachers as change agents, and a collaborative reflective culture. The three-year case study showed that work on action research teams did not come naturally or easily, but teachers improved over time…

Three integrated case studies in an elementary, middle, and high school examined similarities and differences in teacher leadership. Surveys, interviews, discussions, and observations indicated that time, support, and school climate both supported and constrained teacher leadership. Giving teachers voice through shared decision making played a…